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Montevideo, June 20th 2026 - 06:50 UTC

Tag: Colombia Elections

  • Friday, May 29th 2026 - 23:09 UTC

    Colombia votes for new president with healthcare system on verge of collapse as main concern

    The cross-spectrum diagnosis agrees on the gravity of the situation, but the causes divide the political spectrum

    Colombia will hold on Sunday 31 May the first round of the presidential elections that will determine the succession of President Gustavo Petro for the 2026-2030 term, with an electoral roll of 41,287,084 voters and healthcare emerging as the electorate's main concern, according to opinion polls. The national health system is going through its most severe crisis in decades: pharmacies are denying medications, hospitals are closing services, and specialist appointments are indefinitely postponed. A possible runoff would be held on 21 June if none of the fourteen candidates surpasses 50% of the vote.

  • Thursday, June 16th 2022 - 10:38 UTC

    Colombia's CNE rules presidential debates not mandatory

    Contradicting measures affect Colombia's electoral campaign just days before the runoff

    Colombia's National Electoral Council (CNE) Wednesday ruled against a decision earlier in the day by the Superior Court of Bogota ordering both presidential candidates (Rodolfo Hernández and Gustavo Petro) to hold a debate prior to the runoff where Iván Duque's successor is to be chosen.

  • Monday, June 13th 2022 - 10:10 UTC

    A group of Colombian Catholics wants Hernández excommunicated

    “I receive the Blessed Virgin and all the prostitutes who live in the same neighborhood with her,” Hernández had said

    Colombian Catholic groups have filed a petition before the Archdiocese of Bogotá for the ex-communication of presidential hopeful Rodolfo Hernández for his “deep offenses” against the Virgin Mary, it was reported.

  • Tuesday, June 7th 2022 - 21:43 UTC

    Colombia: Hernández wants more working hours and less free time

    “We are going to work for Colombia from six in the morning to four or five in the afternoon,” the candidate promised

    Colombian presidential hopeful Rodolfo Hernández, who surprisingly advanced to the runoff against leftist Senator Gustavo Petro, has announced some of his plans in case of being elected, which include extending the working day to 10 hours and reducing lunch breaks to half an hour.

  • Wednesday, June 1st 2022 - 20:48 UTC

    Colombia: Survey shows Hernández two points ahead of Petro

    With a margin of error of 2.8%, the polling center speaks of a technical tie

    Colombia's surprising runner-up in last Sunday's elections Rodolfo Hernández is poised to become the country's next president, according to a survey conducted by the Centro Nacional de Consultoría.

  • Tuesday, May 31st 2022 - 10:55 UTC

    “Colombian Trump” now 3 weeks from being elected

    After failing to foresee he would make it to the runoff, pollsters are already heralding the “Colombian Trump” will beat Petro

    Non-leftwing voters have all their eggs now in Rodolfo Hernandez's basket, after the candidate many dub the “Colombian Trump” made it to the second round against all forecasts, to face off former M19 guerrilla leader and current Senator Gustavo Petro June 19.

  • Monday, May 30th 2022 - 09:55 UTC

    Surprise runner-up to take on Petro in Colombia's presidential runoff

    Petro would be a “threat to democracy,” said third-place finisher Fico Gutiérrez who urged his followers to support Hernández in the second round

    Leftwing candidate and former M19 guerrilla leader Gustavo Petro, 62, won Sunday's presidential elections in Colombia, as all polls had foreseen. But he will face 77-year-old populist Rodolfo Hernández at the runoff in three weeks, which nobody saw coming.

  • Saturday, May 28th 2022 - 10:20 UTC

    Senator Petro ahead in all polls for Sunday's elections in Colombia

    If Pacto Histórico wins, Colombia would have a former guerrilla man and an Afro-descendant woman at the helm.

    The 62-year-old Senator Gustavo Petro is poised to win Sunday's presidential elections in Colombia, according to all surveys, in what would be a historic turn to the left for the only NATO associate country in South America.

  • Saturday, May 28th 2022 - 10:07 UTC

    Lula celebrates new polls and asks Colombians to support Petro

    Comrade Gustavo Petro is the right choice for Colombia and Brazil, Lula also said

    Former Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula Da Silva Friday celebrated the results of Datafolha's most recent survey, according to which he might win the Oct. 2 elections, even probably in the first round.

  • Monday, May 23rd 2022 - 10:54 UTC

    Colombian candidates round up presidential campaign

    Petro summed up his campaign in a crowded Plaza de Bolivar, in Bogotá, during which he insisted on the need for change

    Candidates in Colombia have rounded up their campaigns over the weekend, ahead of the May 29 Presidential elections in which leftwing hopeful Gustavo Petro is expected to win, according to most polls.

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